The Boys Are Back The Oak Ridge Boys

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  • Release Date: 05/19/2009
  • Sales Rank: 1,504
  • Label: SPRING HILL
  • UPC: 789042114523

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The Boys Are Back

1LISTENThe Boys Are Back 3:37
2LISTENHold Me Closely 3:28
3LISTENHold You in My Arms 5:38
4LISTENSeven Nation Army 3:54
5LISTENMama's Table 3:28
6LISTENBoom Boom 3:15
7LISTENYou Ain't Gonna Blow My House Down 4:10
8LISTENBeautiful Bluebird 3:46
9LISTENGod's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind 3:16
10LISTENLive with Jesus 3:16

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Never the hippest of country groups, the Oak Ridge Boys do their damnedest to give themselves some kind of an edge on their 2009 comeback The Boys Are Back. Technically, the Boys never went away, they just started singing gospel, disappearing from the major-label secular country scene sometime after 1992. They make up for the long wait between records by overcompensating greatly, hiring Shooter Jennings to write the repetitive chant of the title track, singing Neil Young's "Beautiful Bluebird," and, most bizarrely, covering the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army," transposing the ominous thudding riff to voice and piano. This stab at coolness -- an attempt to replicate Johnny Cash singing Nine Inch Nails -- misses the mark by a mile because the Boys show little understanding of what makes the song, and more distressingly, what makes the group tick, either. This isn't the only grand misfire on The Boys Are Back -- the group fumble through John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" where Richard Sterban's saucy delivery sounds distressingly like a randy Mr. Ed -- and tellingly, whenever the group stumble it's when they try too hard to get loose and funky, because that's not really who the Oak Ridge Boys are. They're a friendly, charmingly cornball country group, sounding best not when they're attempting to swagger, but when they're singing ambling novelties or ballads. There's enough of that here to make The Boys Are Back a fitfully entertaining comeback...but it's just enough to make it clear there should have been more of this kind of sweetly silly stuff, not less. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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A great adventure with the Oak Ridge Boysby Anonymous

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June 29, 2009: As a fan of the Oak Ridge Boys for 30 years, I was surprised and even a bit concerned when I learned the this CD would include a cover of the White Stripes "Seven Nation Army". I went to youtube and watched a video of the grammy winning song and simply said, "no way".

I now have this CD in my hands and on my ipod and I have to tell you, I find myself listening to 7NA over and over again. The whole CD is wonderful, and the Oak Ridge Boys have taken their fans - folks like me - on a great adventure.

Every song highlights something I love about the Oak Ridge Boys.

The Boys are Back is simply fun music, in the mode of Bobbie Sue & Elvira.

Hold Me Closely features a soulful lead and wonderful background voices.

Hold You In My Arms is quirky and fits perfectly for tenor Joe Bonsall.

Seven Nation Army is simply fun - better than the White Stripes version - the bass singer vocalizing the guitar work is something only the Oak's Richard Sterban could do.

Mama's Table is a stroll down memory lane and being home, a signature song for Duane Allen.

Boom Boom is again a fun song that gives the Boys the opportunity to have fun.

You Ain't Gonna Blow My House Down presents the Boys faith in Christ and is a wonderful presentation of four distinct voices.

Beautiful Bluebird is my favorite song on the CD ... perfectly suited for William Lee Golden.

God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind is another opportunity to hear four part harmony at it's best - in a gospel song.

Live With Jesus is also on the Gospel Journey CD & DVD produced by Bill Gaither. This song is a joy because it gives Joe the opportunity to play the banjo.

As a devoted Oak Ridge Boys fan, I give this CD my 100% endorsement. It is a wonderful presentation of four veteren voices with a contemporary production. Enjoy!